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John Brumby in Sydney Morning Herald We are confident the landholders will do the right thing and spray locusts on their property but, given the scale of the threat, it's appropriate to cover every possible scenario, such as when a landholder is away,Mr Brumby said.

Anna Bligh in Bay Post/Moruya Examiner This is well within the caretaker conventions established during an election period,Ms Bligh said. "The landholder in question was treated no differently to other landowners whose properties were also purchased during the caretaker...

Louise Asher in Sydney Morning Herald So there's been a significant landholder contribution already to this project and now clearly the users are going to get hit with the extra $50 million,Ms Asher told AAP. "I think it's pretty unfair that the government's botched the...